- Name of partnership and partners.
- Type of business to be conducted by the partnership.
- Initial capital contribution of each partner and method of future capital contributions.
- Manner of distribution of profit or loss, including salaries, interest on capital bonuses and limit of withdrawals.
- Procedure for changes in partnership such as admission on new partners.
- Other aspects such as
management and accounting methods to be used.
why a partnership agreement may need additional features in addition to income and loss sharing ratio.
Partnership agreement:It is formal written agreement between partners. Partners are strongly advised to have a formal written agreement to avoid potential problems that could arise during the operation of the business. Each partner should sign the partnership agreement to indicate acceptance of its terms. A partnership agreement should include following items.
- Name of partnership and partners.
- Type of business to be conducted by the partnership.
- Initial capital contribution of each partner and method of future capital contributions.
- Manner of distribution of profit or loss, including salaries, interest on capital bonuses and limit of withdrawals.
- Procedure for changes in partnership such as admission on new partners.
- Other aspects such as management and accounting methods to be used.
To discuss:The arguments against recording salary and bonus to partners’ as expenses included in computation of net income.
It is formal written agreement between partners. Partners are strongly advised to have a formal written agreement to avoid potential problems that could arise during the operation of the business. Each partner should sign the partnership agreement to indicate acceptance of its terms. A partnership agreement should include following items.
- Name of partnership and partners.
- Type of business to be conducted by the partnership.
- Initial capital contribution of each partner and method of future capital contributions.
- Manner of distribution of profit or loss, including salaries, interest on capital bonuses and limit of withdrawals.
- Procedure for changes in partnership such as admission on new partners.
- Other aspects such as management and accounting methods to be used.
To discuss: The arguments against recording salary and bonus to partners’ as partnership expenses.
It is formal written agreement between partners. Partners are strongly advised to have a formal written agreement to avoid potential problems that could arise during the operation of the business. Each partner should sign the partnership agreement to indicate acceptance of its terms. A partnership agreement should include following items.
- Name of partnership and partners.
- Type of business to be conducted by the partnership.
- Initial capital contribution of each partner and method of future capital contributions.
- Manner of distribution of profit or loss, including salaries, interest on capital bonuses and limit of withdrawals.
- Procedure for changes in partnership such as admission on new partners.
- Other aspects such as management and accounting methods to be used.
To discuss: the list of additional provisions that should be included in partnership agreement for the interest amount calculation.
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